Dwarka: Illegal dry leaves burning pollute subcity air
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Dwarka: Illegal dry leaves burning pollute subcity air

The sanitation staff simply sweeps these leaves into a series of roadside piles.

Dwarka: Illegal dry leaves burning pollute subcity air

Dwarka: In the last few years the green quotient of the sub-city of Dwarka has increased many fold. One can see that today the sub-city’s streets, parks and open spaces are lined with fully grown trees. But due to poor management of this greenery by the authorities concerned, this blessing has turned into a problem. 

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Today the sub city is inundated with fallen leaves and the authorities do not seem to have any clue, planning and infrastructure to deal with it. The civic authorities that include South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) have failed to deal with these fallen dry leaves.  

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The sanitation staff simply sweeps these leaves into a series of roadside piles. These piles are then supposed to be removed. But that does not happen on a timely basis or properly. As a result leaves get spread out onto the roads again. Then as a solution the sanitary or horticulture staff simply burn these. This act of getting rid of these dry leaves is in complete violation of the orders of National Green Tribunal (NGT). The NGT has banned all leaves burning in the city as this is an act which is a major contribution to the city’s air pollution. The acceptable and proper solution of turning these dry leaves into compost is not done because of an obvious lack of infrastructure.  

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One such incident of brazen dry leaves burning was reported from Master Plan Green opposite Ashoka Apartments, in Sector 11. Here a huge pile of dry leaves was burned in a green space, causing damage to the nearby fully grown trees and also polluting the air. There are many spots in the subcity where piles of dry leaves can be seen today. These are potential fire hazards and an inconvenience to the commuters. On April 8, 2022, CItySpidey had carried a similar story on this issue where incidents of dry leaves burning were reported from Dwarka subcity and other aspects of the problem were highlighted. 

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